Samuel Hoffman

Samuel Hoffman, 90, of Aurora formerly of Culbertson, died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Memorial Community Care in Aurora.

Samuel was born on August 29, 1913, in McCook to Jacob and Anna (Lebsack) Hoffman. He entered the US Army Air Corp in 1941 and served in Hawaii during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1945.

On October 22, 1943, he married LauraBelle Winton at Battle Creek, Michigan. They moved to Culbertson after he was discharged from the Army, where he worked for Wagner Truck Lines until 1954. In 1954, they moved from Culbertson to North Platte, where he worked for Prucka Trucking Company, which was later bought out by Interstate Systems trucking company. In 1960, they moved to Brighton, Colorado, where he continued working for I.S. as a freight truck driver until his retirement in 1975.

He was a member of the Congregational Church and Culbertson Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Art and Abe Hoffman; two sisters, Marie O’Neill and Martha Schaffert; and infant sister; half-sister, Lillian Ludlow; and half-brother, Elmer.

Survivors include his daughter, Carol Wiener of Aurora; half-brother, Fred and wife“Toots” Hoffman of Arapahoe; half-sister, Rose Stovall of Las Vegas, NV; two grandchildren, Kevin Wiener and Jennifer Olson both of Aurora; one great-granddaughter and three step-great-grandsons.

Memorials were to be given in his name.

Funeral services were Friday, July 2, 2004, 2:00 p.m. in McCook at Carpenter Breland Chapel. Burial took place at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home of McCook was in charge of the arrangements.